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AMEA Power to invest in BESS and solar capacity in Egypt

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AMEA Power has announced plans to invest USD 800 million to develop Egypt’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant and first utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The project, located in the Benban area of Aswan Governorate, will feature a 1,000 MW solar PV power plant alongside a 600 MWh BESS.

Additionally, AMEA Power is constructing a 500 MW Abydos solar PV plant in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, which will include a 300 MWh BESS. The company has signed power purchase agreements with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for both projects.

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